The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili met the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The members of the Georgian delegation attended the meeting as well. The main topic discussed by Mikheil Saakashvili and Condoleezza Rice was the situation in the conflict regions of Georgia. The Georgian side officially informed the Secretary of State about the difficult situation in Abkhazia. Condoleezza Rice expressed her certain concern. During the visits held in the United States it became clear that they support the territorial integrity of Georgia and will never concede the destruction of the Georgian borders. During the meeting the subject of Georgia's integration into NATO was also discussed. The official position of the United States is that they will do their best to assist Georgia get MAP in Bucharest.

During the meeting Condoleezza Rice expressed her positive attitude towards the meeting held in Moscow with their Russian colleagues.

The President of Georgia familiarized the Secretary of State with the totally new plan of the Georgian government concerning the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict.

Mikheil Saakashvili met the NGO representatives today as well. The major topic of this meeting was the development of human rights in Georgia. The President was answering the questions of the NGO representatives for an hour. By the end of his visit Mikheil Saakashvili will meet the Georgian community in Washington DC and inform them about his program.

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